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Monday, December 14, 2015

Site 300 Causes Concern

Site 300: "Proximity of Superfund Site To New Tracy Development Causes Concern"

Unless you are building next to a firing table, there is no cause for concern. Especially since the city is providing the water (might even be Hetch Hetchy water).

Valley fever? Yes! Now there is a legit cause for concern. I know four people that have contracted VF at Site 300. If they do eventually break ground for the proposed housing development, the heavy equipment operators better be wearing respirators.

"Unless you are building next to a firing table, there is no need for concern."

I suggest you review the compelling list of reasons for building the Contained Firing Facility at Site 300 including the growing concerns of the California Air Resources Board at the time. The "down winders" might be interested even if they don't live next to a "firing table". The Altamont hills are frequented with fires and winds that transport legacy surface contamination farther away than "firing tables" at Site 300. Air quality and rain runoff from Site 300 near a new home development, associates parks, and other pedestrian areas are reasonable concerns. The existence of "Valley Fever" in the area does not nullify proximity based Site 300 hazards.